[2.6] CI HoWA ST - Uber / Shaper / Guardians Down - Budget Friendly?

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neltisen wrote:

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buttcommander wrote:

how do u obtain the howa claw in new league, is it gonna be that rare?

Breaches became a base game mechanic, though rarer. There's a league stone that increase amount of breaches. The base claws (Hand of Thought and Motion) drop from Esh's Domain (shards for breachstone drop from breaches and they were the most common for me). To upgrade it to Hand of Wisdom and Action you will need the Blessing of Esh as well (which drops from the same breach domain). To use breachstones you need access to map device and to even reach boss, you need a pretty good dps (it's a timed challange, you have to kill fast to get bonus time). It's probably impossible before level 75~80 (especially on league start, when none is fully geared). After 2-3 weeks it should be common

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Netukka wrote:

For 2.6, was thinking something like this:

www.poeurl.com/5BR

Very tight for points if you want the new nodes. Next points would be Crackling Speed or Alchemist, but this is already for level 94. Could drop points by not taking the ES nodes near witch start, but those are pretty damn good and without them, the build has practically no ES aside from the obvious int. Other option is dropping Unwavering Stance for whatever else you might want.

Damage should be fantastic though.

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neltisen wrote:

Yes, looks about right. But still, most ES comes from int (800 points give 160% by itself). Taking top route lets you pick more lighting damage (something like poeurl.com/5BR, unfortunately it's just as tight) while missing some ES (+270% down to +221% I think, so 15% less). Tough choice, but I think I should be able to reach 95-ish

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Netukka wrote:

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neltisen wrote:

Yes, looks about right. But still, most ES comes from int (800 points give 160% by itself). Taking top route lets you pick more lighting damage (something like poeurl.com/5Ra, unfortunately it's just as tight) while missing some ES (+270% down to +221% I think, so 15% less). Tough choice, but I think I should be able to reach 95-ish

Think you accidentally linked the build I linked :p

I dont think doing the top pathing to have access to Heart of Thunder is worth it. Its 5 points to get to the only good node and overall the pathing costs a few more points compared to the path below it. If you want more damage, you can already take some by taking Crackling Speed (10/16%) or the extra nodes in the new weapon ele% ring (10/10 and chance to shock/freeze/ignite which wont work with ST cos of ele focus).

And damage really shouldnt be a problem.

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Netukka wrote:

Definitely less than 30%. The build I linked already has 208% increased ele damage and this is excluding all pieces of gear (especially opal rings with WED% and lightning damage), which can easily let you have 300-350% increased elemental damage, even more with triple ele dmg jewelry. While an extra 71% increase and 3% pene is nothing to scoff at, 5 points to get it and worse pathing is still quite a high price to pay, especially when compared to the more efficient nodes like Arcing Blows.

And realistically, damage is absolutely not going to be a problem. Last league you could facetank and kill shaper and guardians in <10 seconds, its only going to be better this time around. I'd much rather have few thousand extra ES pool than kill a boss a second faster.

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Mendezshow wrote:

any change on tree for 2.6?

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Netukka wrote:

For 2.6, was thinking something like this:

www.poeurl.com/5BR